The Whitefish Bay football team handed Homestead its first shutout loss since 2011, secured a playoff berth and may be on track to snap one of the most impressive streaks in any Wisconsin prep sport with a 26-0 win at home Sept. 14 over the Highlanders. Quarterback Cade Garcia threw two touchdown passes and the Blue Dukes forced five Homestead turnovers in securing the win.

Here are five takeaways from the game:

STREAK IN JEOPARDY: Homestead has won or shared the North Shore Conference title for each of the past 16 seasons, and while four more games remain for both teams on the league docket, the Blue Dukes officially have the inside track to snap a streak that has lasted since the majority of the players on the team were toddlers.

"Little things made for a long night," said Homestead coach Dave Keel, who has overseen the Homestead empire throughout its run. "Give Whitefish Bay all the credit in the world; they had an outstanding game plan, and they executed it.

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GARCIA TO ANTHONY: In middle school, Alex Anthony played quarterback for Whitefish Bay youth football, and Garcia played wide receiver. They've flipped in high school and represent one of the best passing tandems in the state. For the night, Anthony caught nine passes for 132 yards and a touchdown — a tough 11-yard catch that punctuated Bay's first drive of the game.

"Coach always talks about setting the tone," Garcia said. "We won the toss, took the ball and scored. That puts us on the front foot to start the game."

CONTROL THE CLOCK: Whitefish Bay cashed in on each of its four possessions in the first half, while Homestead ran only 14 plays before the break. The Blue Dukes were able to control the clock even without relying heavily on the run.

"We’re trying to use our trips to spread out the field with quick passes," said Garcia, who finished 19-of-32 for 277 yards and two touchdown passes. "It basically serves as another run play. If we can take our shots, we’ll take our shots. They try to bring pressure a lot. We saw on film they bring the middle backer almost every play, so they didn’t protect the middle of the field. So that’s what we tried to do early, and run a new play for this week, and it worked almost every time."

The defense stifled five Homestead drives with turnovers, including three in the third quarter. It was the first time Homestead had been shut out since a 27-0 loss to Germantown during the 2011 North Shore season.

JUST FOR KICKS: It doesn't hurt that Bay has one of the top field-goal kickers in the area, Zach Lichosik. He finished with four comfortable field goals, the longest of which went for 41 yards to cap off the first half with a 20-0 lead.

BO KNOWS: Running back Bo Bassindale has been limited by a sprained ankle, but he leaked behind the defense and hauled in a 31-yard touchdown catch up the right sideline in the second quarter that put Bay up, 17-0, and felt like perhaps the moment it was clear the Blue Dukes could maintain control throughout the night.